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I think maybe "Stop" can be used instead of "Enough" here. But I feel like there might be a slight difference in nuance. If so, how's it different?

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Rebecca

There is a slight difference in nuance! "Enough" has the meaning of no more than what's already happened. One won't tolerate more of something. Whereas "stop" can be used in various circumstances, so it's not as specific to the situation as "enough" is. So the main difference is that "enough" expresses an amount of tolerance, whereas "stop" is just a command. Ex: Enough! I don't want to hear any more complaining. Ex: Stop complaining. It's annoying.

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